Hawking HMPS1A, User Manual

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Page 3: ...eceiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help FCC Caution This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and person s body excluding extremities of hands wrist and feet during wireless modes of operation This device complies with Part 15 of t...

Page 4: ... care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for h...

Page 5: ...ddress Using DHCP 10 3 2 6 Setting the IP Address Using the HMPS1A Software 10 CHAPTER 4 USING THE HMPS1A 14 4 1 Introduction 14 4 2 Connect Disconnect 14 4 3 Subnet Issue 14 4 4 Installation of a USB Device 15 4 5 Auto Connect Printer 17 4 6 Network Scanner 19 4 7 USB Storage 21 4 8 Request to Connect 22 4 9 Quitting the HMPS1A Setup Software 23 4 10 Limitations 23 4 11 Apple Airprint 24 CHAPTER ...

Page 6: ...5 7 1 Using the Server s Web Pages 30 7 2 Using Reset Button 30 7 3 Default Parameters List 31 ...

Page 7: ...p and manage the HMPS1A in various network environments To fully benefit from this document you should be familiar with basic networking principles The instructions described in this manual are based on the settings in a new Server To reload the Factory Parameters you can reset this Server back to Factory Default which will restore most of the settings For details please refer to the chapter Resto...

Page 8: ... inserted You can also navigate to the CD and start the autorun exe file from within the Windows file manager On Mac just go into the software folder on the CD and double click on the Control Center dmg file 2 3 Physical Description 1 Power Adaptor Connector for DC IN 5V 1A power adaptor 2 Reset Button for restoring the parameters to the default values 3 Network Connector connected to a twisted pa...

Page 9: ...tor is lit when a USB device connects to a USB Port of this Server 2 4 Supported USB Devices The HMPS1A supports the following types of USB devices USB Printer USB multifunction printer MFP AIO USB scanner USB storage like USB external HD flash disk and digital camera ...

Page 10: ... 2 Assigning an IP Address to the Server 3 2 1 Preliminary If you have a DHCP server on your network your Server will receive an IP address automatically The IP address will then appear on the setup software when it detects your print server If your DHCP server does not give an IP address to the Server the Server will use the automatic private IP addressing IP 169 254 0 0 169 254 255 255 If you ar...

Page 11: ...d contain the following parameters range of IP addresses subnet mask default router IP address DNS server IP address lease duration 2 Activate the scope The Server automatically gets the DHCP parameters If you are using DNS you may include at least one DNS server IP address in the DHCP scope or manually set the DNS server IP address using Server s web pages or the HMPS1A s setup software 3 2 6 Set...

Page 12: ...click the highlighted server or click the Configure Server button This will open a web browser prompting you for a user name password Default Username admin Default Password admin 5 After clicking ok the web interface of the HMPS1A should appear ...

Page 13: ...orresponding to your choice of IP setting methods check the disable DHCP box if you wish to use a static IP When assigning a static IP address you also have to define Subnet Mask The default IP of the HMPS1A is 192 168 1 100 ...

Page 14: ...13 7 Click Update to save your setting and then click reboot now to save your settings You have now finished the procedure of setting the IP address ...

Page 15: ...ion that simulates the disconnection of the USB device Once the connect operation is successful the operations to use that USB device are just the same as if the USB device is directly connected to the PC If a USB device is connected by a PC we say that PC has the ownership of the USB device Only one PC can get the ownership of a USB device at the same time Therefore if a USB device is connected b...

Page 16: ...nstructions of the installation program to install driver C When the installation program asks you to plug in the USB device run the Hawking Control Center software D In the Control Center software select the HMPS1A that has the desired USB device attached E Click the desired USB device as the following figure Note On Mac the Connect button is denoted by F Click the Connect button Then the message...

Page 17: ...ontinue to install driver H After the installation is completed click the USB device in the HMPS1A Software and then click the Disconnect button to disconnect the USB device Note On Mac the Disconnect button is denoted by Now the driver of your USB device is installed ...

Page 18: ...ter the driver is installed as described in section 4 4 you can see a newly created printer in the setup software s Printers and Faxes Follow the steps below to do a NetUSB auto connect printing Note This method only supports printers Other USB devices such as Hard Drives Speakers Cameras cannot use this method They must use the standard Manual Connect A In the HMPS1A software click the USB device...

Page 19: ...e server this is a physical printer Then click the Apply button E The printer will then be marked as an Auto Connected Printer in red If you choose Auto Connected Printer List in the Tools menu you can see a newly created item that describes the association between the Windows printer and the physical printer on the server ...

Page 20: ...S1A run automatically after you login to your computer To do this choose the Configuration item in the Tools menu The following window will appear Click on the check box and then on the OK button This feature is enabled by default If you would like to break the association between the Windows printer and the physical printer just click on the association and click the Delete button in the Auto Con...

Page 21: ...on Note On Mac the Network Scanner button is denoted by You should see that the HMPS1A will automatically do a connect operation The following window will appear D Choose one of TWAIN or WIA item Click OK The following window will appear ...

Page 22: ... usual steps to do scanning F After the scanning close the Auto Connect Scanner window 4 7 USB Storage You must use manually connect for USB storage If the USB storage is a flash drive the new disk is a removable disk ...

Page 23: ...be sure to drag the disk to your trashcan to properly eject the USB drive Then in the HMPS1A software click the USB storage device and click the Disconnect button to disconnect the USB storage device 4 8 Request to Connect If a USB device is manually connected by another user on the network you cannot use the device until they disconnect We offer a mechanism to notify the other user It is called R...

Page 24: ...e doesn t really quit if you click the X box close box at the top right corner of the window Instead it just minimizes itself to the system tray There are two ways to really close the software The first way is choosing Exit item in the File menu in the software The second way is right clicking the icon of the software in the system tray and choosing the Exit item 4 10 Limitations There are some li...

Page 25: ...quirements For AirPrint iPad all models iPhone 3GS or later iPod touch 3rd generation or later Go into your settings and go to Wi Fi Select the HMPS1A Wireless network and connect to it Open the App that you wish to print Apple apps such as Mail Safari Photos Camera Maps and other apps that have a print feature can be used with the HMPS1A To print Tap or on your screen and then tap to print ...

Page 26: ...25 Choose your printer Pick the number of copies then press Print ...

Page 27: ...vice into your web browser The default username admin password admin 5 2 Using the Server s Web Pages 5 2 1 Changing the SSID and password Model Name Firmware Version the current version of the firmware of the device Model Name the model name of the product SSID the Wireless and ID of the HMPS1A Password the password to access the HMPS1A wirelessly 5 2 2 Setting up Wireless To set up the Wireless ...

Page 28: ...unknown please contact your network administrator or manufacturer of your router Click Connect when done 5 2 3 Setting up IP Address IP Address Click the button corresponding to your choice of IP setting methods check the disable DHCP box if you wish to use a static IP When assigning a static IP address you also have to define Subnet Mask The default IP of the HMPS1A is 192 168 1 100 ...

Page 29: ...re upgrade if there is a new firmware that addresses an issue or adds features you can check www hawkingtech com Any firmware will be posted there Please download and save it to your computer To upgrade firmware click Browse and select the file you downloaded and click Upgrade Firmware ...

Page 30: ...ff Power off System error WLAN On Will flicker if any WiFi device is connected to it LAN On Network connected Off No physical connection to network or wired connection isn t being used USB On USB device connected Blinking Connected USB device error Off No physical connection to USB device 6 2 Firewall If firewall software has been installed on your PC it may block the communication between the PC ...

Page 31: ...efault 2 Click OK on the following message 3 Wait for the message to end Wait for the device to reset Done 7 2 Using Reset Button Plug in the power adaptor while pressing the Reset button until the USB indicator blinks usually around 30 seconds After that plug off the power adaptor and then plug in the power adapter again to restart the Server Finally the Server will operate using the Factory Defa...

Page 32: ...Parameters List General Information Server Name HMPS1A TCP IP Automatically get IP by DHCP Enabled Static IP Disabled IP Address 192 168 1 100 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 User Accounts Administrator admin Password admin ...